Sec Form 4 Filing - SAMIT JAY A @ SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL INC - 2016-01-26

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SAMIT JAY A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL INC [ SEAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 50 NAGOG PARK 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/26/2016 (Street) ACTON, MA01720 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/26/2016 A 50,000 ( 1 ) A $ 0 214,871 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Performance Rights ( 2 ) 01/26/2016 A 100,000 ( 2 ) 01/31/2019 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 100,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SAMIT JAY A C/O SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 50 NAGOG PARK ACTON, MA01720 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures /s/ Jay Samit 01/28/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The securities awarded on January 26, 2016 are in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) issued pursuant to the SeaChange International, Inc. 2011 Compensation and Incentive Plan (the "2011 Plan") that entitle the reporting person to receive one (1) share of common stock per RSU. The RSUs will vest at the rate of 33.33% on each of the first and second anniversary of January 31, 2016 with the balance to be vested on the third anniversary of January 31, 2016. ( 2 )Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive up to 1.5 shares of SeaChange common stock. The performance rights vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable Performance Stock Unit Agreement based on SeaChange's relative TSR percentile rank to the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index.

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